It's
the final away game of the season for
Wednesday, and with the promotion battle
between ourselves and Sheffield United set
up so beautifully, a trip to Brentford was
a no-brainer.

We drove down to Brentford - relatively
easy to find, straight down the M1 and I
would just recommend that you head for
Heathrow Airport. From there you can't
really go wrong.

Parking around the ground we found to be
almost non-existent. There is simply
nowhere to park. We had to park about 3/4
of a mile away from the stadium, which was
annoying. The ground is not situtaed in
the ideal place in all honesty. After we,
we walked round to The Griffin pub. This
is on the corner of the Brook Road Stand
and the Braemer Road Stand and served
alcohol and food at very good prices.
There was a good atmosphere in the pub and
around the ground to be honest.

I don't enjoy slating grounds but Griffin
Park is atrocious. The away stand is a
complete mess - the stand above is neat
and provides and excellent view (I'd also
like to thank the stewards who were decent
enough to let me go up to take photos) but
the terrace below is terrible. Nowhere
near enough room in the stand, the pillars
do obstruct your view more or less
wherever you stand and the stand isn't
steep enough to provide a good view. When
Wednesday scored I was crushed and was
uncomfortable throughout the game. The
Bill Axbey Stand is aging and looked as if
the view would be terrible and this stand
also had a TV gantry, where a set of
ladders took you up there - it looked
incredibly makeshift. The Braemar Road
stand is better but still looks a bit of a
mish-mash, and the terrace opposite the
away stand is very small and simple.
Overall, unfortunately, the ground is not
in good shape and really is quite poor.

The game itself was great in terms of the
result - a 2-1 win for Wednesday - but the
performance was edgy and Wednesday rode
their luck throughout. Keith Treacy's
fluke free-kick was cancelled out by a
Brentford penalty but Miguel Llera won it
for the Owls. The one positive of the away
terrace is that the acoustics are simply
wonderful - Wednesday made a tremendous
amount of noise and this did create a good
atmosphere, but I have to say the noise
from the Brentford fans was the worst I've
ever seen from a home side. They were
silent and contributed nothing to the
atmopshere.

I have to say that Griffin Park, as a
stadium, is one the poorest I've visited.
The away stand needs knocking down and
re-building in my opinion. The ground has
character but that's because it's a mess
in all honesty. The Brentford fans were
disappointing but a good result for
Wednesday meant it was a relatively
enjoyable day out.